Bonjour from Versailles, France

Bonjour! We enjoyed our three day Europe area humanitarian missionary conference in Versailles, France.

LDS Charities is the humanitarian arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

As humanitarian missionaries we help relieve the suffering among the poor and needy around the world. We are stewards over donated funds and exercise prudence to help people become self-reliant. The purpose of the conference was to share ideas and experiences with one another to improve the service and sustainability of projects. Some couples serve in Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Cape Verde, and other poor European counties. (see name tags above)

President Russell M. Nelson said, "Measures of relief are at best temporary ... All needed things cannot be achieved by goods or gold. To care fully for the poor, we must help the poor to change." 

After training sessions, we visited places of personal pilgrimage and great historical interest to the group.

The LDS "Temple de Paris France" is located in Versailles. The interior is beautifully decorated with stain glass from the Holdman Studios. Blue flowers native to France, mainly lilies and cornflowers, are predominate in the glass work. This masterpiece of the Savior stands at the entry to the visitor center.

We took a day tour to the Chateau de Versailles. No photo can capture the grandeur of this grand palace or famous manicured gardens. France is known for rainy days and we experienced that using our umbrellas. 

Once home to kings and queens, it is arguably the most extravagant and elegant palace in France.